Aims
Upon completion of this course, the student is able to:
understand the structure of space organisations in the context of international law and the rationale behind and evolution of space law;
formulate a critical approach to modern issues in space law;
assess the relative roles of the various stakeholders in the international space sector.
Content
- The legal structure of space organisations (ESA and international space law, national space organisations)
- Space organisations in a global context (Space law in the UN: UN COPUOS: history, institutional aspects, current activities; Regulators: ICAO, ITU & WIPO; space situation awareness and space traffic management)
- ESA and the EU on space policy, including industrial policy and procurement; Multiple fora and the Rule of Law in outer space: the PPWT and ICoC projects
- Private initiatives in space (EUTELSAT, INTELSAT & INMARSAT: privatisation of international space organisations; space tourism)
More information at: https://onderwijsaanbod.kuleuven.be/syllabi/e/G0S57AE.htm#activetab=doelstellingen_idp2656464
